HC Deb 15 March 1993 vol 221 cc105-6W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of children aged under five years in(a) Inverclyde, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole attend local authority-funded nursery schools.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information requested, for pupils attending education authority nursery schools at September 1991, is shown in the table:

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Persons with a charge proved in the High Court for rape
Total charge proved 31 46 52 42 29
of which:
received a custodial sentence Less than 1 year
1 year to less than 3 years 2 7 5 5 3
3 years to less than 5 years 5 12 9 4 9
5 years to less than 8 years 9 7 14 19 5
8 years and over 13 16 18 11 9
Persons with a charge proved in the Sheriff Court for rape
Total charge proved 3 2 1 3
of which:
received a custodial sentence Less than 1 year
1 year to less than 3 years 3 2 2
3 years to less than 5 years
5 years to less than 8 years
8 years and over

Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which police force area has(a) the highest rate and (b) the lowest rate of unlawful killings in each of the past 10 years expressed in terms of such killings per 100,000 population.

Victims of murder and culpable homicide in each police force area
Year Police force Victims per 100,000 of the population
Maximum
1982 Strathclyde 2.17
1983 Strathclyde 2.31
1984 Northern 2.58
1985 Strathclyde 2.50
1986 Strathclyde 2.30
1987 Strathclyde 2.83
19881 Strathclyde 2.29
1989 Strathclyde 2.64
1990 Dumfries and Galloway 2.70
1991 Strathclyde 2.40
Minimum
1982 Grampian 0.41
1983 Central 0.37
1984 Dumfries and Galloway 0.00
1985 Dumfries and Galloway 0.00

Pupils Attending EA Nursery Schools as a Percentage of 3 and 4 year olds in Population (June 1991)
Percent
Inverclyde 22.6
Strathclyde 31.5
Scotland 34.3